2025 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, CA vs Silver Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Silver Spring spends 29.9% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% lower in Silver Spring than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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